Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 18, 2012, 12:46 AM CDT (05:46 UTC)

Expired

Jun 18, 2012, 5:00 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Dakota County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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958 
WGUS53 KMPX 180546
FFWMPX
MNC037-079-131-139-181000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0012.120618T0546Z-120618T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1246 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN LE SUEUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT

* AT 1245 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. 2 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BELLE
  PLAINE...CREDIT RIVER...ELKO...JORDAN...LONSDALE...MARYSTOWN...
  MONTGOMERY...NEW MARKET...NEW PRAGUE...PRIOR LAKE...VESELI AND     
  WEBSTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4450 9389 4459 9389 4464 9375 4471 9361
      4474 9344 4473 9327 4436 9326

$$

FRANKS

059 
WGUS73 KMPX 180957
FFSMPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
457 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012

MNC037-079-131-139-181010-
/O.EXP.KMPX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120618T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DAKOTA MN-LE SUEUR MN-RICE MN-SCOTT MN-
457 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SCOTT...
NORTHWESTERN RICE...NORTHEASTERN LE SUEUR AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN
DAKOTA COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 500 AM CDT...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF 
FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 4450 9389 4459 9389 4464 9375 4471 9361
      4474 9344 4473 9327 4436 9326

$$

JRB

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.